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quoting an essay about Steven R. Smith by ‘Emperor Jones’:
Hala Strana is a summation of Steven R. Smith’s interest in the traditional folk musics of Central and Eastern Europe. By incorporating the melodies, scales, and instrumentation of the village music from areas such as Croatia, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic and Poland, Steven has pushed his music into yet another new territory. This is not ethnological preservation, but a starting point. In the same manner from which The Band transformed the sounds of early Americana into their own brand of timeless music, Hala Strana has abstracted these melodies and turned them into something uniquely their own.
Like his previous solo work, Hala Strana’s richly layered sounds are carefully placed but have a spontaneous feel. Instruments like gourd guitar, clay flowerpots, glockenspiel, violin and even bottles find their way into the mix.
Hala Strana is a summation of Steven R. Smith’s interest in the traditional folk musics of Central and Eastern Europe. By incorporating the melodies, scales, and instrumentation of the village music from areas such as Croatia, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic and Poland, Steven has pushed his music into yet another new territory. This is not ethnological preservation, but a starting point. In the same manner from which The Band transformed the sounds of early Americana into their own brand of timeless music, Hala Strana has abstracted these melodies and turned them into something uniquely their own.
Like his previous solo work, Hala Strana’s richly layered sounds are carefully placed but have a spontaneous feel. Instruments like gourd guitar, clay flowerpots, glockenspiel, violin and even bottles find their way into the mix.
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Heave The Gambrel Roof
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deondepertences wrote:
perfect fall music. [2]
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deondepertences wrote:
you have no idea how long I've searched for music like this.
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hradec wrote:
I've listened to "Compendium". Whoah! I want MOAR! MOAR MOAR MOAR!!!
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otsukaretimu wrote:
Perfect fall music. beer and potatoes.
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Smirnon wrote:
Heave the Gambrel Roof is on vinyl
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ToothandNail04 wrote:
are any of his releases on LP? (i didn't look)...also...i only started listening yesterday, but damn, this is amazing.
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Smirnon wrote:
"don't have anything lined up for Compendium. Well, actually, there's supposed to be a cassette box set of all the Hala Strana releases and Compendium will be included in that, but there's nothing planned right now for CD or LP. I'd love to see it released on one of those formats, particularly LP, but no one's offering"
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dreadfullbass wrote:
Compendium is great indeed. Is there a physical release planned ?
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sGarrista- wrote:
yes
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shadow__myst wrote:
compendium is neat. .(2)
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denniseckersley wrote:
compendium is neat.
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1800sseamonster wrote:
Contemporary Earth-smashing genius.
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Pssychoza wrote:
really nice structuring
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Smirnon wrote:
nope, but i'm all ears
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fuzzpedalz wrote:
Looks like there's a new Hala Strana release called Compendium which is a collection of compilation, e.p., 7", and unreleased tracks. Anyone heard this?
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aurgelmir wrote:
Petals <3
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clastere wrote:
кто ищет забулдыжный авангард стихийной модели процессов, может поинтресоваться - http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Электросигареты -
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Smirnon wrote:
this guy should do a collab with Bardo Pond, think that would be ace
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insomniacme wrote:
somebody did an essay lol
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calsimon wrote:
ya hear?
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